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When elephants fight: will the US-China trade war hurt South Africa?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 19th April 2018 When US President Donald Trump announced that he would ask Congress to impose a 25% tariff on more than 1 300 Chinese imports amounting to an... →
Glencore shoots lights out, mulls divi top-up, reaffirms South Africa
By: Martin Creamer 21st February 2018 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore shot the lights out with a superlative set of 2017 results that coincided with a leap in its... →
Special deals, again?
By: Terence Creamer 14th July 2017 South Africans will no doubt remember the ugly 2008 standoff between Standard Bank and BHP Billiton over whether Eskom should, in the midst of... →
Mozambique President inaugurates 120 MW gas-fired power station
By: Anine Kilian 19th February 2016 Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Friday inaugurated the 120 MW Gigawatt Park gas-fired power station, in Ressano Garcia. The project, which... →
Electricity generation and future prices
By: Saliem Fakir 4th July 2014 Living with an electricity monopoly mandated to provide basic services is always a double-edged sword. If it is well run and efficient, it can be a... →
Daily podcast – October 18, 2013.
18th October 2013 Banking group Citi said on Thursday that South Africa faces the threat of another ratings downgrade, most probably from Moody's, as its struggles... →
Nersa gets set to deliberate on smelter contract review
By: Terence Creamer 18th October 2013 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that it received BHP Billiton’s official response this week to Eskom’s... →
Deputy President Motlanthe to host the Polish Prime Minister on an Official Visit
16th October 2013 The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe, will host the Prime Minister of Poland, His Excellency... →